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List of Marathon Events in Osaka City

As part of our list of resources for visitors to Osaka City, we provide some details about five marathons held in Osaka each year.

There are five major marathon events in Osaka, offering a variety of formats including international competitions and local community races.

List of Osaka Marathons

— Osaka International Women’s Marathon (January)
— Osaka Marathon (February)
— Yodogawa Marathon and Walk (March)
— Relay Marathon at Nagai Park (March)
— Osaka Yodogawa Citizens Marathon (November)

More details on each of these marathon races in Osaka are included below.

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Osaka International Women’s Marathon

Date of Event: The end of January
Deadline for registration: First week of December, of the previous year
Entry fee: 15,000 JPY
Website: https://www.osaka-marathon.jp/english/

Osaka International Women’s Marathon (Osaka Kokusai Joshi Marason) is an annual marathon race held in late January in the city of Osaka, Japan. The race is a full marathon, covering the classic distance of 42.195 kilometers. It attracts female runners from Japan and around the world. It is is organized by the Japan Association of Athletics Federations, along with major Japanese media and Osaka City partners.

Osaka Marathon

Date: Late February
Deadline for registration: Late August (general runners), late October (charity runners), of the previous year
Entry fee: 16,000 JPY / 145 USD
Website: https://www.osaka-marathon.com

Osaka Marathon is the largest and most popular marathon in Osaka City, with approximately 30,000 participants. Typically held in February, it attracts runners from Japan and around the world; 10 – 20% of the runners in the Osaka Marathon are international participants.

For more information, see our guide to the Osaka Marathon, where we provide details about deadlines for registration and more.

Relay Marathon at Nagai Park

Date: First week of March
Deadline for registration:
Entry fee: 4,000 JPY (full and half relay marathon)
Website: https://nagairelay.jp

Relay Marathon at Nagai Park in Osaka is a fun, team-based relay race event held in Nagai Park, emphasizing participation and enjoyment. Instead of individual runners covering the full marathon distance themselves, the race is run in relay format, where teammates take turns running laps and pass a tasuki (traditional relay sash) to the next runner. The minimum team size for the Osaka Relay Marathon is four runners (the maximum number of runners on a team is 12).

Yodogawa Marathon and Walk

Date: Late March
Deadline for registration: Mid February
Entry fee: 7,300 JPY (full marathon), 5,800 JPY (half marathon), 2,500 JPY (walk), 1,500 JPY (3km run)
Website: https://www.sanspo-marathon.com/entry/2953/

Osaka’s Yodogawa Marathon and Walk is held along the Yodogawa (Yodo River) in Osaka City. It is a multi-distance running and walking event held in March each year. The race is designed to be inclusive for a wide range of participants from competitive marathon runners to casual walkers, and combines sport, nature, and community fun.

Osaka Yodogawa Citizens Marathon

Date: The first week of November
Deadline for registration: The end of September
Entry fee: 7,800 JPY (full marathon) 6,800 JPY (half marathon) 4,300 JPY (10km marathon)
Website: https://www.osaka42195.com

Osaka Yodogawa Citizens Marathon is a community-focused marathon event held along the Yodogawa (Yodo River) in Osaka, Japan. The marathon event is for local citizens, with an emphasis on participation and completion rather than elite competition. It’s known as a community marathon even that welcomes runners of all ages and abilities from beginners and casual runners to more experienced runners.

List of Marathon Events in Osaka City

List of Osaka Marathons

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